History
The Scout Centre is situated in the village of Barrasford, 7 miles (11kms) north of Hexham in the North Tyne Valley (Map 87 Grid Ref 919736). The Centre is a converted railway station/stationmasters house; constructed in the 1860’s it became one of the stations on the Border Counties Line, running from Hexham to Riccarton Junction in Scotland. In 1958 the line was closed and the buildings were taken over by 1st Longbenton Scout Group for use as an Outdoor Centre available for use by the Scout Movement and allied organisations.
The management of the Centre was taken over by 13th Tynemouth Scout Group in October 1995. With the assistance of grants from the National Lottery, Lloyds TSB Foundation and other charitable trusts the Centre has been greatly improved to provide fine accommodation for users